Means for attaching flexible tubes to sources of water-supply.



PATENTED AUG. 13, 1907.

G. J. KINTNER. v 4 MEANS FOR ATTACHING FLEXIBLE TUBES T0 SOURCES OF WATER SUPPLY.

= APPLIOATION FILED JAN. 14, 1907.

INYENTOR UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES J.

KINTNER, OF NEW YnK, N.;Y.

4 j -MEANS FOR ATTACI HING FLEXIBLE TUBES 'lO SOURCES'OF WATER-SUPPLY.

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. Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 13, 1907.

To all when}. it may concern Be it known that I, Grannies J. KJNTNER, a citizen of the United statesresiding in the borough of Manhattanand city, county, and State of New York, have made a new anduseful Invention in Meansl'for Attach.

ing Flexible Tubes to Sources of water-supply, of

i which the-following a specification.

faucets of water. systems, in such manner as to prevent My invention is directed particularly to novel means for connecting flexible water tubes, such as are used withthe roses of portable'shower-baths directly to the 'samefrom being blown off when under highpressure,

relatively and it has for its objects-first, the provision of means of this nature which is adapted to fit the mouth or nozzle of anyof the well known types of faucets now in general public use and of'varying size or conformation, and such manner as to, when sethereto, prevent any possibility of back-flow or blowing off of the attached part, due to the pressures ordinarily prevailing in water supply systems. Sec- "0nd, to provide means of this nature which is simple and cheap of construction, quickly and easily applied, 7

andreadily adapted for use with the faucets of washbasins, bath-tubs, sinlmor in fact at any point abouta house where the user may choose to apply the improvement; For a full and clear understanding of my invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to construct and use the s'amepreferenceis had to the accompanying drawings, in which are shown my novel appliances for connecting such devices to the mouths of faucets ordinarily foundin connection with bath-tubs orof variable-diameters and conformations, such as are sta- ' tionary wash-basins, sinks, etc.

Figure lie 2. vertical sectional view of one form of such connector, illustrating the means of tying or lash ing the same to a; faucet. Fig. 2 isa perspective view of the same in which the lashing means islinterlaced through a series of holes or openings beneath a head or at the mouth of. the connector; and, Fig. 3 is a view'in which the lower end of the connector is cylindrical and'olllaifger diameter than the' smaller cone-shaped endjof the connector proper. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of theconformation shown in Figs. 1

and 2 illustrating thelashing or fastening means as be- .ing in the nature of a chain, connecting rings'and a hook. 5 is a side elevational view of a water-cock of-relativelysmall diameter and peculiar conformation,

illustrating also the manner of applying my novelform of flexible connector thereto,

Prior to my invention attempts had been made to i connect shower-bath roses or analogous devices foruse withflexible tubes directly to the faucets of stationary sources of water supply, such devices usually being in the nature of rubber'bulbsadapted to be slipped rover the mouth of the gaucet and heldthe're fr icffibnally', a

number of such devices being well known and in general' public use. With all such devices, however, so far as I am aware, it was found that wherethe pressure was excessive, as in many water systems for the supply of cities, they would be blown off,- thus defeating the objectfor which they were devised. Nor has it here tofore beenpossible to devise a flexible connector of the character indicated which adaptit for use with faucets of variable diameters or variable cross section; most faucets in public use being cylindrical in cross section; while others, such'as are utilized with sta-' tionary wash-basins are often elliptical in cross sec tion, so that it has been found impossible to devise a flexible connector of the nature indicated which will fit or adapt itself to the various conditions of usage thus indicated. Connectors of this general nature had also been devised in which the endlof therubber tubev itself was expansibly forced over the mouth of a faucet and held in connection therewith by clamping rings ,and a chain; such devices, however, having a limitedwidely divergent types of faucets found in the general market, many of which vary not only in diameter but in relative cross section, so that connectors of this latter type were not' practical for such use. Connectors for such uses had also been devised inrwlu'ch a cone- .shaped flexible part was secured within a rigid metallic cup and provided with means for fixedly securing all the parts directly to a faucet, in one instance by a. .chain and in another by thumb-screws; while a further connector of this nature hadbjeen devised for se-' curing hose to awater-cock or faucet, in which the end of'the hose was slipped over the mouth of the faucet and a flexible or yielding rubber neck located within the mouth of the hose was inserted within the mouth of the faucet, the parts all being held securely thereto by a metallic locking collar and chain, and I make no claim hereinafter broad enough to include any. of the before-mentioned structures, thefmost generic fea- -tures ofmy invention'beingtlre provision of a flexible cone-shaped part provided with means secured directly to the basev or mouth thereof for lashing or tying the same securely about themouth of the faucet in ,such manner that when the flexible connector expands there is no possibility of its being blown off; or no'possibility of back-flow of water, my novel connector-being of such a nature that by reason of its flexibilit-y it is permitted to expand under relatively high pressures, thereby permitting a flow of a volume of water of greater or less amount, dependent upon the pressure.

My invention consists in devising a cone-shaped connector, the lower or smaller internal diameter of which is relatively smaller than the exterior diameter of the smallest faucet in the market, whether cylindrical or elliptical in cross section, and the internal use in that they were not adapted 'to fit on or over connector is of relatively greater diameter than that of the largest faucet in the market.

which the axes of the ellipses vary from); to one an enlarged cylindrical extension 4 provided with a second rim or bedifQ-atits lower end, the function of connectors having the smallest diameter to enable the shown.

l the drawings. In using this connector it is first drawn snugly over the mouth of the faucet 5, after which the 1 any back-,flowQ To make a single illustration, where I cord-watcr proofed or not as desired-for lashing the connector either fast to'the'mouth of the faucet itself and 3, 3, represent two cords made preferably of diameterof the base or mouth of such cone-shaped I have ascertained that, as a rule, faucets of the smallest diameters existing in.the market are about one-half an inch inexterior diameter, whereas faucets of the largest diameters, such as are utilized in bathtubs and'often provided with screwconnections are about 1% inches in exterior diameter. Faucets of elliptical cross section are'also found in 'the market in inch and even more. I, therefore, construct a coneshaped flexible connector, preferably of the best soft rubber and preferably provided with a bead or rim at itsbase or mouth beneath which I provide holes or openings inwhich is secured in any preferred manner flexible means, preferably in the nature of a braided or to some part of the fixture in such manner as will readily suggest itself tothe user.

My invention will be fullyunderstood by referring now to the drawings in detail, in which 1 represents the cone-shaped connectorhaving a cylindrical extension from its smaller end for attaching it to the flexible hose or pipe to be used, through the agency of any well known form of tubular connector.

2 representsa head or rim at the base or mouth end,

braided material, and provided in this instance with a knot at each end, the inner knots being located in the manner shown. I

In Fig. 2 of 'the drawings lhave illustrated a single cord 3 which is' looped or woven through any number of holes or openings'preferably fourlocate'd directly beneath the bead or rim 2' in the manner shown and adapted to act-in the manner of a draw-string. 1

In Fig. 3 I have illustratedthe connector as having which parts is to enable the use of a connector dflarges diameter than would be utilized in co'nnection with attachment of the same to nozzles of very small exterior diameter. In this form of the invention thecord 3 is-looped' through two diametrically opposite holes located directly-below the bead orrim 2, as clearly In Fig. 4 I have shown stillanother means for lash-- 'ing or tying the connector to a faucet orstationary fixture, the same consisting of a chain with rings and a hook, the use of which will be obvious on inspection ofcord or cords 3 may be utilized inany preferred mannor for effecting the attachment of the connector in such way as to prevent its being blown off or prevent a fixture is provided with a stern' and a cock the loop of the cord might be drawn outward and carried over the cock and the stem, after which .the two free ends might be drawniiifsuch manner as to put the loop un'-' der strain against theibead or rim 2, after whichsa'id free ends could helashedseveral times around the body of the connector as'firmly and securely as. possible;

preferred form of connector and the flexible cof'd attachment as illustrated in Figs. 1, 2, 3 d: 5 such a flexible or yielding cone-shaped means of attachment adapts itself toall sizes and forms of faucets and that after the same is secured to the faucet in themanner just indi cated, any expansion of the connector drfe to excessive pressure will not' permit of any back-flow; nor will it be possible to blow it off owing to the tensile strain of the cord about the same. In Fig.5 I'have shown the applicationof my novel connector to a faucet having a relatively small'diameter and a very shoft'stem. 'Inthis instance the base or mouth of the flexible connector 1' is turned backward upon itself so as to enable the lower-or smaller portion of the coned-partthereof.

tobe drawn snugly over the mouth of the faucet, after which the cords 3, 3, may be wound tightly around the the extreme flexibility of my novel connector as adapthigh to faucets of peculiar cbnformation/ It also body partthereof or secured to the'faucet in any pre ferred manner, this figure of thed rawings illustrating apparent that by reason of the adjustability of the cord, as shown in Figs. 2,3 and5, it may be drawn n either direction so as to increase the length thereof for the purpose of attaching the connector to some part of a fixture which may be more or less distantly removed. I prefer to-make this cord 3 of'about one yard in length so that when it is adjusted in the manner shown in Figs. 2 and 3 there will be about 17 inches of fiee cord at each end which may be xutilized for tying or lashing the connector in many ways, and which cord when drawn=through, so that one of the knots rests against the face of the connector, will have an exposed length of approximately 34 inches which adapts it for connection in a number of ways arid in such manner, as before stated, as will positively prevent its being blown off or the escape of any'water in the nature of back-flow.

I do not limit my invention to. the especial details ofcon'stnfction illustrated in the accompanying draw- 'ings, as a number of the features thereof mightbe materially departed from a d .comewithin the scope of my claims hereinafter made. I believe "it is broadly .new with me to provide a cone-shaped flexible or yielding connector for attaching tubes or pipes to stav tionary sources of water supply provided with cocks haying variable diameters-(invariable cross sections, and to secure the same thereto, so that it cannot .be blown off, by means adapted to lash or tie the same either directly to the faucet itself or to some stationary part of the fixture and in such manner as to absolutely prevent back-flow of water, and my claims are generic as to these features. Nor do I limit the use of my novel connector with shower-bath roses, as obviously it may have numerous analogous uses, as, for instance,

with syringes like that described in a prior patent granted to me on the 17thday of July, 1906, and numstantially as described.

bored 826,172 and with which the form shown in Fig. 3 has an especial adaptability, the extension 4 and the lower head 2 at the end thereof permitting the use of a venting connector grooved exterioriy for venting the water when the cut-off of the syringe isclosed, or the substantially as described.

2. A flexible cone-shapd connector having a cylindrical extension at its smaller end and flexible means secured to its larger end for tying it to a faucet, substantially as described. I 4

3. A flexible cone-shaped connector having a cylindrical extension at one end and a head at the other with holes located beneath the bead, and a cord secured therein, sub- 4. A flexible cohe-shaped connector having holes located at points'near the base of the cone and a cord secured therein, substantially as described.

A flexible cone-shaped connector having a cord secured to the base thereof for tying it to a faucet, substantially as described. 1

G. A cone-shaped connector adapted to fit over the mouths of faucets of diEcren-t diameters or variable conformations, and flexible means attached to said connector and adapted to secure it so that it will not blow oif, and

that back-flow of water will be m'evented, substantially as described.

7. A coneshaped connector havinga cylindrical extension at one end and flexible means at the other adapted to secure it to some stationary point of support, substantially as described.

8. A cone-shaped connector of flexible material having a cylindrical extension at one end and a head at the other; in combination with a cord secured beneath the bead for tying said connector to' a stationary point of support, substantially as described.

1). ll cone-shaped connector of flexible material having 7 a cylindrical extension .at its smaller end of larger diameter than the latter; in combination with means for securing said connector about the mouth of a faucet, substan- Etially as described.

10. A cone-shapcd connector of flexible material having a cylindrical extension at its smaller end of larger diameter than the latter in combination with means for securing said connector about the mouth of a faucet, each end of the connector being provided with a bead, substantially as described.

11. A cone-shaped connec' or of-fiexible material having a cylindrical extension at its smaller end of larger diameter than the latter and provided at each end with a bead; in combination with a cord for securing the connector directly to some point of attachment adjacent thereto, substantially as described. i

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES J. KINTNER.

Witnesses M. Tuaxnn M. F. Km'rmc. 

